FFA dismisses criticism over A-L expansion

The A-League simply cannot afford to delay expansion any longer, chief Greg O'Rourke says, despite criticism from clubs about the "legitimacy" of the process.

Former Adelaide United chairman Greg Griffin wrote to Football Federation Australia on behalf of the 10 clubs last week, urging them to shelve any plans to add teams until the sport's governance problems are sorted.

Griffin also claimed the clubs had not been consulted about expansion and said FFA's board had no mandate to act on it because it was effectively in "caretaker" mode.

All stakeholders are still awaiting news from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation over the composition of a "congress review working group", which will be tasked with mapping out a solution to the problems that have plagued football for the past two years.

A joint FIFA-AFC delegation visited Sydney in late February and had promised to hand down their decision within two to three weeks but have missed that deadline by more than a fortnight.

However, O'Rourke told AAP the formal process to expand the A-League in time for season 2019-20 had to proceed now.

"I don't think that Australian football can delay the question about expansion any longer," O'Rourke said.

"What we've done, by not only putting it on the table but effectively firing the starter's gun, means the clubs, FFA and member federations need to consult so that expansion becomes everybody's reality.